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Music Labels Charge Too Much For Microsoft
Bret540 writes "Yahoo is reporting that Microsoft has ended license talks with four major music labels. From the article: 'The paper [the Wall Street Journal] reported negotiations broke down Friday over what Microsoft considered high royalty rates.' How much more can the music labels demand when even Microsoft won't go to market? With other recent developments, one must wonder how long the music industry can keep pushing."
They'll fail to agree on this issue, but decide to organise a joint conference next year entitled : "Price Gouging For Fun And Profit : How to make a de facto monopoly work for you"
Athletic Scholarships to universities make as much sense as academic scholarships to sports teams.
They'll push until Microsoft owns them
In other news, Microsoft puts out a new security update that enables a global Windows-based peer-to-peer filesharing network.
Steve Ballmer was quoted, "F**K THAT RIAA! I'm GOING TO F**KING KILL YOU TOO!! KILL!!! KILL!! KILLL!!!!!!"
Stock prices of major furniture companies went up as well on the news, on forecasts of the increased need for chairs.
What are the odds that some idiot will name his mutex ether-rot-mutex!
This has to be the most ironic position either side could possibly be in.
Microsoft - convicted monopolist, one of the richest companys in the world, complaining about being ripped of by
The music industry - convicted price fixers, convicted conspirators, defacto ologopoly.
Must... not... make... joke...
Warning: Apple/Nintendo fangirl. Likes her electronics cute & cuddly. May be rabid.
Spinal Tap: Most people charge $10 for 10 songs, but our store here charges $11.
Interviewer: But won't less people buy them, effectively lowering your profits?
Spinal Tap: But we're charging $11, they only charge $10
This is completely false. This is not a sig.